THE
DAY OF EID UL FITR -1st SHAWWAL
EiEid ul Fitr marks the end of the month of Ramadhan. We say
farewell to the blessed month, its beautiful days and its fragrant nights. We
leave the month of seeking nearness to Ar Rahmaan, the
The night of Eid ul fitr is a majestic night. It is beneficial to keep
awake for Ibadah as this night is of equal importance as the night of Qadr. Eid
must not just mark the ‘end’ of Ramadhan. Rather, it should be a new beginning,
where we emulate our character and Islamic values, which we have focused upon
for the past 30 days. We are like a child out of the womb, pure and innocent.
Eid is the day of victory as we have succeeded in subduing our desires and
purified ourselves. Lets not wash away our good deeds and revert to our merry
old ways. Let the masjid still overflow with worshippers, let the Quran be the
most essential part of our lives instead of letting it gather dust on our
shelves. Our condition should be better than before Ramadhan month.
Eid is not just a ritual that provides us with an excuse to enjoy
ourselves. It represents important values and participating in them, we seek to
please the Almighty and attain nearness to Him.
Eid
al-Fitr is a great day of festival for Muslims. It is a day of rejoicing and
being happy. But for whom? Is it the day of rejoicing for those who simply put
on new clothes and wear perfume? Or is it the day of being happy for those who
were eagerly waiting for the release of the greatest enemy of mankind, Satan, from
his captivity so that they all revert to committing sins? Unfortunately, many
Muslims abstain from sins during the month of Ramadhan, but come Eid, they go
back to what they were before! Cassettes of prayers, which were in their cars
during the holy month, are thrown back into their cases and replaced with
those, which are unlawful, by Shari'ah. The forbidden places from which they
had abstained for month long, are infact the same places they go to celebrate
Eid.
Just as, when a person goes to a college, or a university and at the completion
of his course, he receives his award marking his achievement, we must
understand that, the holy month of Ramadhan is a spiritual university where we
are being trained to achieve Taqwa i.e. piety. The day of Eid al-Fitr is
when Allah (SWT) is awarding us for our achievements.
On the day of Eid al-Fitr, Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as)
delivered a sermon in which he said:
"O people! Verily this day of yours is
the day when the righteous are awarded and the wretched are losers. It is a day
which is similar to the one on which you shall be standing (before your Lord).
Therefore, when you come out of your homes to go to places of your prayer,
remind yourselves about the day when you (your souls) shall come out of your
bodies to go to your Lord. When you stand on places of your prayer, remind
yourselves of your standing in presence of your Lord (on the day of Judgement).
And when you return to your homes (after prayer), remind yourselves about your returning
to your homes in
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EID A’Aamal
1. Recite Takbeeraat (1st Shawwaal night duas page)
2. Give Zakaat-e-Fitra, which is 3 kilograms of the item commonly eaten per person in the house and it is better give it before Namaaz-e-Eed. This is an emphasized Waajib, it is a means of acceptance of our A’amaal during Maahe Ramadhaan and it is also a safeguard against death.
3. Make Ghusl. And recite this Duaa before it: Allaahumma Eemanan Bika Wa Tasdeeqan Bi Kitaabika Wa Ittibaa’a Sunnati Nabiyyika Muhammadin Swallallaahu Alayhi Wa Aalihee.
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O Allah, believing in Thee, fully aware of Thy Book, following the way of life of Thy Prophet Muhammad, Allah's blessings be on him and on his children, (I take bath). |
all¡humma ¢m¡nan bika wa ta¥d¢dan bikit¡bika wattib¡`a sunnati nabiyyika mu¦ammadin ¥all¡ all¡hu `layhi wa ¡lihi |
اللّهُمّ إِيمَاناً بِكَ وَتَصْدِيقاً بِكِتَابِكَ وَاتّبَاعَ سُنّةِ نَبِيّكَ مُحَمّدٍ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ. |
Then recite Bismillaah… and start making Ghusl, after finishing
recite this Duaa: Allaahummaj’alhoo Kaffaaratan Li
Dhunoobee Wa Twahhir Deenee Allaahumma Adh’hib Annid-Danas.
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O Allah let me make amends and compensate for my wrong doings, (so that) my religion becomes pure and O Allah remove the dirt from me. |
all¡humma ij`alhu kaff¡rattan lidhun£b¢ wa §ahhir d¢n¢ all¡humma adh-hib `anniya alddanasa |
اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْهُ كَفَّارَةً لِذُنُوبِي وَطَهّرْ دِينِي. اللّهُمّ أَذْهِبْ عَنّي الدّنَسَ. |
4. Recite Eed-Salaat.
5. Recite Ziyaarat of Imam Husayn (A.S.)
6. Recite Duaa-e-Nudbaa. Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s has instructed, saying: After recitation of the Du`¡' al-Nudbah, prostrate yourself and say the following:
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أَعُوذُ
بِكَ مِنْ
نَارٍ
حَرّهَا لا
يُطْفأُ |
a`£dhu
bika min n¡rin ¦arruh¡ l¡ yu§fa'u |
I seek refuge with Thee from the Fire whose hot flames do not get
extinguished or grow dim, |
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وَجَدِيدُهَا
لا يَبْلَى |
wa
jad¢duh¡ l¡ yabl¡ |
whose energetic intensity does not loose its severity, |
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وَعَطْشَانُهَا
لا يُرْوَى. |
wa
`a§sh¡nuh¡ l¡ yurw¡ |
wherein parched throats never get quenched. |
You may then put your right cheek on the ground and say the following:
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O Allah do not throw me down head on into the Fire after I have prostrated in adoration before Thee and thrown myself on the ground to humble myself before Thee; it is not a show of favour from me unto Thee but it is (Thy) merciful benevolence Thou bestows on me. |
il¡h¢ l¡ tuqallib wajhiya finn¡ri ba`da suj£d¢ wa ta`f¢r¢ laka
bighayri mannin |
إِلهِي لا تُقَلّبْ وَجْهِي فِي النَّارِ بَعْدَ سُجُودِي وَتَعْفِيرِي لَكَ بِغَيْرِ مَنّ مِنّي عَلَيْكَ بَلْ لَكَ الْمَنّ عَلَيّ. |
You may then put your left cheek on the ground and say the following:
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Have mercy on him who has transgressed and committed blunders, (but) now ashamed surrenders (to Thee) to receive absolution. |
ir¦am man as¡'a waqtarafa wastak¡na wa`tarafa |
ارْحَمْ مَنْ أَسَاءَ وَاقْتَرَفَ وَاسْتَكَانَ وَاعْتَرَفَ. |
You may then return to the (ordinary) prostration and say the following:
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I am a troublesome servant but Thou art the bountiful Lord-Nourisher. A great many mistakes have been committed by Thy servant but O Compassionate, from Thee (only) Lenient treatment is expected. |
in kuntu bi'sa al`abdu fa anta ni`ma alrrabbu `a¨uma aldhdhanbu min `abdika falya¦sun al`afwa min `indika y¡ kar¢mu |
إِنْ كُنْتُ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ فَأَنْتَ نِعْمَ الرّبّ، عَظُمَ الذّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ. |
You may then repeat the following one hundred times:
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(I plead for) pardon; (I plead for) pardon. |
al`afwa al`afwa |
اَلْعَفْوَ،
اَلْعَفْوَ |
Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s, then, adds, “Do not spend this day with entertainment and negligence while you do not know whether your deeds have been accepted or rejected. Rather, if you hope of acceptance of your deeds, you must show thanks; and if you anticipate rejection, you must be intensely sad.”
It is recommended not to leave one’s house for joining the congregational `«d al-Fi§r Prayer before sunrise. It is also recommended to say the supplications that have been mentioned by Sayyid Ibn ±¡w£s in “Iqb¡l al-A`m¡l”. One of these supplications is that Ab£-°amzah al-Tham¡liy has reported Imam Mu¦ammad al-B¡qir (a.s) as saying, “Whey you ready yourself for joining the congregational Friday Prayers and the `«d Prayers, you may say the following supplication:
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اللّهُمّ
مَنْ
تَهَيّأَ
فِي هذَا
الْيَوْمِ |
all¡humma
man tahayya'a f¢ h¡dh¡ alyawmi |
O Allah (may be), today, some (people) make up their mind, |
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أَوْ
تَعَبّأَ أَوْ
أَعَدّ
وَاسْتَعَدّ |
aw
ta`abba'a aw a`adda wa ista`adda |
or take pains, or get ready and prepare the ground, |
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لِوِفَادَةٍ
إِلَى
مَخْلُوقٍ |
liwif¡din
il¡ makhl£qin |
to turn to (other) people, |
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رَجَاءَ
رِفْدِهِ
وَنَوَافِلِهِ |
raj¡'a rifdihi
wa naw¡filihi |
hopeful of getting favors, gifts, |
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وَفَوَاضِلِهِ
وَعَطَايَاهُ |
wa
faw¡¤ilihi wa `a§¡y¡hu |
benefits and grants, |
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فَإِنّ
إِلَيْكَ
يَاسَيّدِي
تَهْيِئَتِي
وَتَعْبِئَتِي |
fa inna
ilayka y¡ sayyid¢ tahyi'at¢ wa ta`bi'at¢ |
but I take a decisive step, exert myself, |
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وَإِعْدَادِي
وَاسْتِعْدَادِي |
wa i`d¡d¢
wasti`d¡d¢ |
make myself ready and smooth the way, |
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رَجَاءَ
رِفْدِكَ
وَجَوَائِزِكَ |
raj¡'a
rifdika wa jaw¡'izika |
and turn hopeful unto Thee, O my Master, to obtain favors,
compensations, |
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وَنَوَافِلِكَ
وَفَوَاضِلِكَ |
wa
naw¡filika wa faw¡¤ilika |
gifts, benefits, |
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وَفَضَائِلِكَ
وَعَطَايَاكَ، |
wa
fa¤¡'ilika wa `a§¡y¡ka |
bounties and grants from Thee only, |
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وَقَدْ
غَدَوْتُ
إِلَى عِيدٍ
مِنْ
أَعْيَادِ
أُمّةِ
نَبِيّكَ
مُحَمّدٍ |
wa qad
ghadawtu il¡ `¢din min a`y¡di ummati nabiyyika mu¦ammadin |
and find myself celebrating one of the `«d days, commemorated by the
followers of Thy Prophet, Mu¦ammad |
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صَلَوَاتُ
اللّهِ
عَلَيْهِ
وَعَلَى
آلِهِ، |
¥alaw¡tu
all¡hi `alayhi wa `al¡ ¡lihi |
(blessings of Allah be on him and on his children); |
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وَلَمْ
أَفِدْ
إِلَيْكَ
الْيَوْمَ
بِعَمَلٍ
صَالِحٍ
أَثِقُ بِهِ
قَدّمْتُهُ، |
wa lam afid
ilayka alyawma bi`amalin ¥¡li¦in athiqu bih¢ qaddamtuh£ |
(may be) I am not carrying (a weighty load of) good deeds, while
approaching Thee, |
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وَلا
تَوَجّهْتُ
بِمَخْلُوقٍ
أَمّلْتُهُ، |
wal¡
tawajjahtu bimakhl£qin ammaltuh£ |
nor am I introducing a creature as my interceder before You |
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وَلكِنْ
أَتَيْتُكَ
خَاضِعاً |
wa l¡kin
ataytuka kh¡¤i`an |
instead submissively draw near Thee |
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مُقِرّاً
بِذُنُوبِي
وَإِسَاءَتِي
إِلَى نَفْسِي، |
muqiran
bidhun£b¢ wa is¡'at¢ il¡ nafs¢ |
ashamed of the wrong-doings done to my ownself. |
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فَيَا
عَظِيمُ يَا
عَظِيمُ يَا
عَظِيمُ |
fay¡
`a¨¢mu y¡ `a¨¢mu y¡ `a¨¢mu |
So, O Almighty, O Almighty, O Almighty, |
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اغْفِرْ
لِيَ
الْعَظِيمَ
مِنْ
ذُنُوبِي، |
ighfir
liya al`a¨¢ma min dhun£b¢ |
forgive me of my grave wrongdoings, |
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فَإِنّهُ
لا يَغْفِرُ
الذّنُوبَ
الْعِظَامَ
إِلاَّ
أَنْتَ |
fa innah¢
l¡ yaghfiru aldhdhun£ba al`i¨¡ma ill¡ anta |
because verily, no one can forgive the serious transgressions save
Thou, |
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يَا
لا إِلهَ
إِلاَّ
أَنْتَ |
y¡ l¡
il¡ha all¡ anta |
O "There is no god save Thou", |
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يَا
أَرْحَمَ
الرَّاحِمِينَ. |
y¡ ar¦ama
alrr¡¦im¢na |
O the most merciful of all the merciful. |
The `«d Prayer (¯al¡t al-`«d) consists of two Rak`ahs. In the first Rak`ah, one may recite S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah and S£rah of al-A`l¡ (No. 87). After the recitation of these S£rahs, one may say the takb¢r statement (i.e. all¡hu-akbar) five times and raise the hands for the Qun£t after each takb¢r, saying:
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اللّهُمّ أَهْلَ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ، |
all¡humma ahla alkibriy¡‘i wal-`a¨amati |
O Allah: You are the Lord of glory and greatness |
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وَأَهْلَ الْجُودِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ، |
wa ahla alj£di wal-jabar£ti |
And the Lord of magnanimity and omnipotence |
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وَأَهْلَ الْعَفْوِ وَالرّحْمَةِ، |
wa ahla al-`afwi wal-rra¦mati |
And the Lord of pardon and mercy, |
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وَأَهْلَ التّقْوَى وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ، |
wa ahla alttaqw¡ wal-maghfirati |
And the worthiest of being feared and the Lord of forgiveness; |
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أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقّ هذَا الْيَوْمِ الّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عِيداً، |
as’aluka bi¦aqqi h¡dh¡ aliyawmi alladhy ja`altahu lilmuslim¢na `¢dan |
I beseech You in the name of this day, which You have decided to be feast for the Muslims, |
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وَلِمُحَمّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه ذُخْراً وَمَزِيداً |
wa limu¦ammadin ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lihi dhukhran wa maz¢dan |
And to be safety and increasing honor for Mu¦ammad—peace of Allah be upon him and his Household— |
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أَنْ تُصَلّيَ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ |
an tu¥alliya `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin |
(I beseech You) that You may send blessings upon Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad, |
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وَأَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي فِي كُلّ خَيْرٍ أَدْخَلْتَ فِيهِ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ، |
wa an tudkhilany f¢ kulli khayrin adkhalta f¢hi mu¦ammadan wa ¡la mu¦ammadin |
And You may include me with every item of goodness with which You have included Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad, |
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وَأَنْ تُخْرِجَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ أَخْرَجْتَ مِنْهُ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ |
wa an tukhrijany min kulli s£‘in akhrajta minhu mu¦ammadan wa ¡la mu¦ammadin |
And that You save me from any item of evil from which You have saved Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad, |
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صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ. |
¥alaw¡tuka `alayhi wa `alayhim |
May Your blessings be upon him and upon them. |
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اللّهُمّ إِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ، |
all¡humma inn¢ as’aluka khayra m¡ sa’alaka `ib¡duka al¥¥¡li¦£na |
O Allah: I pray You for the best of all that for which Your righteous servants have prayed You, |
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِمَّا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ. |
wa a`£dhu bika mimm¡ ista`¡dha minhu `ib¡duka al¥¥¡li¦£na |
And I seek Your protection against all that against which Your righteous servants have asked Your protection. |
You may then say the takb¢r for the sixth time, and do the genuflection (ruk£`), and prostrate yourself (suj£d). When you stand up for the second Rak`ah, recite S£rah of al-F¡ti¦ah and S£rah of al-Shams (No. 91) and then say the takb¢r four times only raising the hands for the Qun£t after each takb¢r. After that, say the fifth takb¢r and continue the prayer. After accomplishment of the prayer, say the famous Tasb¢¦ al-Zahr¡' (a.s).
Narrations have mentioned many supplications to be said after the
`«d Prayer; rather the best of them may be the forty-fifth supplication of al-¯a¦¢fah
al-K¡milah al-Sajj¡diyyah.
It is recommended to offer the `«d Prayer outdoors, directly on the ground without putting a carpet or any other thing under the feet, to return from a way other than the one taken in the coming, to pray Almighty Allah for accepting the acts of one’s brethren-in-faith.